SAT Practice test 2 Vocabulary Flashcards | StudBudSAT Practice test 2 Vocabulary
Intro to words
1calisthenics
- fancy headphones
- supports for a house
- types of instruction
- gymnastic exercises
2acquisition
- gaining possession
- losing something
- misguided intuition
- feelings of grandeur
3exalt
- to call out from a distance
- to raise in rank, honor, power
- to increase one's strength
- to speak ill of someone
4tyrant
- a ruler who includes his or her people in decisions
- a ruler who believes in democracy
- a ruler who gives up his throne
- a ruler who oppresses his or her people
5welter
- too roll around or wallow
- to spread cheer in the world
- a confused mass
- to destroy all opponents
6trifling
- very important
- a type of present
- the resolution of something
- trivial; insignificant
7subjugation
- enforcing a law
- destroying a nation
- coloring inside the lines
- bringing under control (by force)
8reverberate
- to lose and regain weight
- to take hold of something
- to echo throughout
- to be reverent in church
9underpins
- to support or strengthen
- to submerge in water
- to weaken
- to prevent from talking
10salinity
- the releasing of chemicals in the air
- the concentration of dissolved salts in water
- a petrified student
- containing a nasty smell
11enfranchisement
- freedom
- lack of freedom
- the inability to vote
- the right to vote
12malice
- the loss of a pet
- extreme greed
- extreme hatred for someone
- love for someone
13pittance
- the development of an illness
- a small home
- a small amount (of income or allowance)
- pity toward someone
14irksome
- a new type of pen
- distressed
- somewhat melancholy
- annoying; irritating
15antipathy
- habitual dislike
- feelings of remorse
- a sad dolphin
- against poverty
16tumult
- the noxious fumes created by a chemistry experiment
- violent, noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob
- a landslide victory in an election
- the absolute monarchy
17aggrandizing
- shrinking or deflating
- creating a map of an area
- refusing to do one's duty
- magnifying or inflating
18inexorable
- unyielding or unmoved
- not able to be replaced
- reliable
- annoying or agitating
19inductive
- leading or influencing
- a type of doll
- relationships
- serving to cause
20undulate
- a wavelike movement
- peaceful
- a deep sleep
- an assault on the senses
21malignity
- to speak well of someone
- love for a person
- a salt solution in a chemistry experiment
- intense ill-will or spite
22synapses
- a guessing game
- part of the nervous system - where messages are transmitted
- the wrong answer
- holes in the brain
23sublunary
- situated between the moon and earth
- a good friendship
- mundane or worldly
- a small allowance
24poignant
- artwork that arouses strong feelings
- a moment in time
- distressing to the feelings or moving the emotions
- a portrait of someone famous
25monotonous
- to speed up
- to slow down
- boring
- interesting